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H. C. PHILLIPS. GAME COUNTER.

No. 521,889. Patented une 26,1894.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,889, dated June 26,1894.

Application filed April 9. 1894. Serial No. 506,918. (No model.)

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Beit known that I, HARRY C. PHILLIPS, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State! of New York, have invented certain new and 5 usefulImprovements in Game-Counters; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and

Io to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention has for its object to provide an improved counteror indicating device particularly adapted for countingr the number ofpoints in games, and also forcount- I5 ing the number of games of anynature whatever, and it consists in a certain improved constructionhereinafter described and the novel features of which are pointed out inthe claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure lis a perspective view of a counterconstructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a plan view; Fig.3, a perspective view showing the manner of using; Fig. i, a sectionalview on the line .1J-.r ot Fig. 1; Fig. 5,a view of a modification.

Similar reference numerals in the several figures indicate similarparts.

The base 1 of the counter consists preferably of a flat piece of wood,and arranged upon the upper-side of said base are two piles or series ofleaves or cards 2, 3, said leaves or cards being secured uponsuitablestaples, loops or some similar fastenings 4, which are arrangedin such position relatively that the leaves, which have upon one oftheir faces indicia such as figures, Inay be turned toward or away fromthe center. The leaves in the present construction are provided withnumbers from 1 to D and the last or lower leaf of each series isprovided with the character O. The leaves on the right hand end of thebase are provided with numbers on their right sides and those on theleft hand end with numbers on the left sides, so that when said leavesor cards are turned over toward the center, the li gu res or characterson their faces will combine to form numbers from 1 to 90, the figures onthe cards at the right indicat ing units and those at the left tens, asshown particularly in Fic'. 3. For the purpose of enabling the user toreadily and rapidly cause the proper number tobeindicated by the twoseries of cards, theirouter edges are cutaway as shown and upon theirrear sides are arranged small figures corresponding to the iigures onthe faces of the cards, after the mannerof an indeX, by means of whichthe proper cards can be turned over to indicate the proper numberdesired.

It will be understood that the cards in the series numbered 3 can beturned toward the center forindieating any number of pointsup to nine,and then the cards in the series numbered 2 can be used in connectionwith those 65 in the series 3 for counting up to ninetynine.

Thilo I prefer to employ the staples l, as shown, on which theindicating cards or tablets are threaded, it will bc understood thatrings or loops of cord could be used for ac- 7c complishing the samepurpose.

1n order that the nulnber of games of one hundred points each may becounted, I arrange upon the base 1, and preferably between the twoseries of cards, a rotatable counting disk 5 preferably composed ofcelluloid or cardboard orsimilar flexible and Inorc or less resilientmaterial, said disk being provided with a series of numbers from O toil, and also with a series of notches in its pe- Se ripherycorresponding to said numbers, with which notches is adapted toco-operate a pin or projection T fastened to the base and serving tohold the disk from accidental rolation. The edge of the disk near thepin, preferably projects beyond the edge of the base, and said disk isof such nature that this edge near the pin can be lifted to disengagethe notch from said pin and then turned to cause the proper notch toengage therewith, 9o the resilient characterof the material of which thedisk is composed causing the latter to remain fiat and with the pi n inengagement with the notch as will be understood. Located at one side ofthe base is a pivoted indicator or finger S, which may be turned up tothe position shown in dotted lines Fig. 1, and used to indicate anyspecial circumstance connected with the game or the counter, as forinstance that the number indicated is below roo zero or that the personhas been setback the number of points indicated by the cards or leaves.It is obvious that the manner of supporting and connecting the cards ortablets may be variously modified withoutdeparting from the spirit of myinvention and I do not therefore desire to be confined to precisely theconstruction herein shown.

These counters are admirably adapted for counting such games as bzique,where one hundred or more points are required to beindicated, thenumbers on the disk 5 in this instance being used to indicate hundreds,as will be understood.

Instead of making the notches in the edge of the disk 5, a series ofapertures 9 could be employed for the accommodation of a pin 10, asshown in Fig. 5.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a counter, the combination with the base,of two series of cards or leaves pivoted` thereon at one edge, each cardhaving a nurnber or other indicia on one face and the cards of eachseries adapted to be turned toward the cards of the other series toexpose the numbers orindicia,substantia1lyasdescribed.

2. In a counter, the combination with the base, of two series of cardsor leaves pivoted thereon at one edge, each card having a number orother indicia on one face, and the cards of each series adapted to beturned over toward the cards of the other series to expose the numbersor indicia, the edges of the cards of each series being cut away andmarked on the back to form indices, substantially as described.

3. In a counter, the combination with the base, of two series of cardsor leaves, each card having a number or indicating mark on one face, andthe staples on which said cards are threaded permittingr them to beturned over toward eachother to cause the numbers or indicia to combine,substantially as described.

4. In a counter, the combination with the base, the disk pivotod thereonhaving the flexible edge, and numbers and recesses near its edge and thestationary pin cooperating with said recesses, whereby the disk may bedisengaged from the pin and rotated and again engaged, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a counter, the combination with the base, of the two series ofcards or leaves pivoted thereon at one edge, each card having a numberor other indicia on one face and the cards of each series adapted to beturned toward each other so as to combine the indicia 'on their faces,and a flexible counterdisk pivoted on the base having the notches andthe pin cooperating therewith, substantially as described.

6. In a counter, the combination with the base, of two series of cardsor leaves pivoted thereon at one edge having numbers or indicia on oneface, the rotatable and flexible disk having recesses, and the pincooperating therewith, and the finger pivoted on the base and adapted tobe projected above the same, substantially as described.

HARRY (l. PHILLIPS. lVitncsses:

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